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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "huge deposit" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • barristersimonokeke01@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: simon okeke <simonokeke5@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <barristersimonokeke01@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Mon, 25 Jun 2007 12:42:59 -0600
Subject: ATTN Chandler,Very Good



ATTN Chandler,
It is obvious that this proposal will come to you as a suprise.This isbecause we have not met before but I am inspired to sending you thisemail following the huge fund transfer opportunity that will be ofmutual benefit to the two of us.However, I am Barrister Simon Okeke, Attorney to the late Engr.RonaldChandler a national of Northern American, who used to work with ShellPetroleum Development Company(SPDC) in Nigeria. On the 11th ofNovember,2002.My client,his wife And their three children wereinvolved in a car accident along Sagamu/Lagos Express Road.Unfortunately they all lost their lives in the event of the accident,Since then I have made several enquiries to several Embassies tolocate any of my clients extended relatives, this has also provedunsuccessful.After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to trace hisrelatives over the Internet to locate any member of his family but ofno avail, hence I contacted you since you have the same surname withthe deceased.I contacted you to assist in repartrating the money and property leftbehind by my client,I can easily convince the bank with my legalpractice that you are the only surviving relation of my client.Otherwise the Estate he left behind will be confiscated or declaredunserviceable by the bank where this huge deposits werelodged.Particularly, the Bank where the deceased had an account valuedat about $15 million U.S dollars(Fifteen million U.S.Americadollars).Conseqently,The bank issued me a notice to provide the next of kin orhave the account confiscated within the next ten official workingdays.Since I have been unsuccesful in locating the relatives for overseveral years now.I seek your consent to present you as the next ofkin to the deceased,so that the proceeds of this account valued at$15million U.S dollars can be paid to your account and then you and mecan share the money. 55% to me and 40% to you,while 5% should be forexpenses or tax as your government may require.All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us see this dealthrough and also forward the following to me:1,Your Full Name2,House Address3,Your Contact Number4,Your Age and Gender5,Your Bank name and address6,Your account number where the money will be transfered to.I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangementthat will protect you from any breach of the law.Please get in touchwith me VIA this my confidential email <barristersimonokeke01@yahoo.com.hk>
Yours Faithfully,(Barrister Simon Okeke (Esq.)


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